Africa Western and Central vs Somalia: Fertility rate, total
Africa Western and Central
4.42 births per woman
in 2024
Somalia
6.01 births per woman
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
3rd
Somalia rank
2nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.01 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.59 births per woman.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.7114 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.81 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.2878 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.74 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.5725 births per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 6.27 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 1.3 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.89 births per woman | 7.53 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 5.34 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.56 births per woman | 6.24 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Africa Western and Central or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.01 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
- 1.59 births per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Somalia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.